West New Malaysia

This is the oldest Malaysian restaurant in NYC! We’re at West New Malaysia, where I met with Alvin and his father, to learn about the story of their family business. West New Malaysia (📍69 Bayard St, New York, NY) has been around for over 50 years. In the 70’s, Alvin’s grandma learned pizza-making at an Italian restaurant. She took over when the owner retired, but usiness was slow so she boldly switched to serving traditional Malaysian food. Eventually, Alvin’s parents headed the restaurant and signature dishes like Hainanese Chicken Rice, Char Kway Teow, Sarang Burung, Roti Chanai, and their other signature dishes became well known within the Chinatown community. 🎥: @NYC Got Games • • • #malaysianfood #malaysiancuisine #malaysian #chinatownnyc #nycchinatown